GUIDE TO CATHOLIC RECORDS ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE U.S.
Volume 1: Eastern United States
North Carolina: NC-3
St. Joseph Church
316 Main Street
P.O. Box 727
Bryson, NC 28713
Phone: 828-488-6766
History: St. Joseph Church, Bryson, Swain County, North Carolina, has been a predominantly non-Native American parish in the Diocese of Charlotte (Archives: Charlotte, North Carolina).
1960s-1971 |
Raleigh diocesan priests at St. Joseph's founded and attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission (Cherokee, Maya), Cherokee, Quallah Reservation, North Carolina |
1971-present |
Charlotte diocesan priests at St. Joseph’s have attended to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
1980s-present |
Glenmary Home Missioners (Archives: Cincinnati, Ohio) have assisted in attending to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
1980s-present |
Sisters of St. Francis (Archives: Tiffin, Ohio) have assisted in attending to Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Holdings of Catholic records about Native Americans:
Inclusive dates: 1960s-ongoing
Volume: Few volumes
Description: Sacramental records (e.g. baptisms, marriages, burials) for Native American parishioners of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission.
Unless otherwise noted, the repository on this page holds (or held) the records described here and they are not held at the ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Archives.
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